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SUMMARY:[:en]The Ambassador\, the Grand Duke\, his Wife and her Lover\, a Talk by Sir Tony Brenton\, OBE[:ru]Посол\, великий князь\, супруга и её возлюбленный - Лекция с сэром Тони Брентоном[:]
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores a little-known episode in 18th-century diplomacy: the secret correspondence between the future Catherine the Great and the British ambassador to Russia\, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. \nSir Charles Hanbury Williams\, by John Giles Eccard\, 1746 \nAt a time of political instability and personal danger\, Catherine navigated the treacherous terrain of the Russian court by forging an alliance with Hanbury Williams—who\, captivated by her intelligence and charm\, became her trusted adviser. Their relationship\, shaped in part by Catherine’s affair with the ambassador’s secretary\, reveals how private passions intersected with great power politics during the run-up to the Seven Years’ War. \nYoung Catherine soon after her arrival in Russia\, by Louis Caravaque\, 1745 \nWhen: Friday 24 October\, 18:30-20:00 (BST)\nWhere: Trinity Hall\, Main Lecture Theatre\, Trinity Lane\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\nLanguage: English\nFormat: In-person & Online via Zoom\nIn-person tickets: £9 – Standard\, £6 – CamRuSS Members and Concessions\nZoom tickets: £5 – Standard\, free – CamRuSS Members\, and Students\nAccess to the video recording is included with all ticket purchases\nVideo recording only: £5\, free – CamRuSS Members\nThis event will be followed by a drinks reception.\nPlease book via AllEvents \nSir Tony Brenton \nSir Tony Brenton\, OBE\, is a distinguished British diplomat\, writer on international issues. He worked for over 30 years in the Foreign Office.\nTony first learnt Arabic and spent three years in Cairo working on the Middle East Dispute. From 1980-1989 he handled European matters in London and in Brussels\, working on energy issues and the birth of European environmental policy. Back in London he ran UN issues in the Foreign Office and took charge of the preparation for the 1992 ‘Earth Summit’\, which achieved the first global agreement on Climate Change.\nAfter a year at Harvard he published a book about international environmental policy – ‘The Greening of Machiavelli’ (Royal Institute of International Affairs\, Energy and Environmental Programme\, 1994)\, learnt Russian and spent 1994-1998 in Moscow dealing with Russian economic reform.\nAfter a further period in London on UN matters (including the establishment of the International Criminal Court)\, he was posted in 2001 to Washington dealing with the consequences of 9/11\, the Afghanistan war and the Iraq war.\nIn 2004-2008 he was posted to Moscow as Ambassador where he managed Britain’s relations with Russia during a turbulent period.\nHe edited a publication Historically Inevitable?: Turning Points of the Russian Revolution (Profile Books\, 2016).\nTony is a regular commentator in The Times\, The Guardian\, The Telegraph\, The Independent and other British publications\, Director of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and a Fellow of Wolfson College\, Cambridge.\nSir Tony Brenton has been a patron of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society since May 2018.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/the-ambassador-the-grand-duke-his-wife-and-her-lover-a-talk-by-sir-tony-brenton-obe/
LOCATION:Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\, UK\, Cambridge\, Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TJ
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Diplomacy,Online talk,Politics,Talk
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